House Project- Area and Perimeter - Hopewell El SchoolHouse Project- Area and Perimeter. My fourth grade students recently completed an exploration of area and perimeter. To extend their understanding of those concepts, my student teachers and I designed a project in which they would need to draw a blueprint of the main floor of a house that was to have a square footage between 1000-1500, twoA Collection of Area and Perimeter Ideas - The Owl TeacherI love to teach area and perimeter. It's so much fun to pull out all the manipulatives, and it's very easy for the students to see a real-life application of it. This time around, I thought I'd go a different route. I have always been very good at being resourceful, my mama says! Haha. So, I thought I'd pull together some great ideas for teaching area and perimeter.Teaching With a Mountain View: Perimeter and AreaWe finished our perimeter and area unit several weeks ago (right before fractions!), but I never got around to posting some of the engaging activities we did. This was really a review for my kids, so it was fun to pull out some of the more inquiry-based activities and watch them go to town.Author: Teaching With a Mountain View